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It's hard to imagine fans of the United States Men's National Team feeling disappointed with a 2-2 draw against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, but they are and they have good reason. Up 2-1 with 30 seconds left in the game, the United States looked poised to escape the "group of death" after only two games. Then Ronaldo happened. His 95th minute cross and Silvestre Varela's header brought Portugal level and the game ended in a draw. A heartbreaking, gut punch of a draw. Instead of Thursday's game against Germany being a formality, it's now a necessity. But before we move on to Germany, let's relive what happened against Portugal, as difficult as that may be.

The game began as it would end, with a surprising goal for Portugal coming off an American mistake. Geoff Cameron's failed clearance fell to Nani's feet and he smashed the ball over Tim Howard's head. 1-0 Portugal.

Ten minutes later the Americans had their best chance yet. A fantastic run from Fabian Johnson drew out Portugal's goalkeeper and Johnson crossed to Michael Bradley in front of the net. Somehow Portugal's Ricardo Costa got his knee up to block the ball.

Fifteen more minutes of keep away and the U.S. would automatically advance to the next round. Alas, it would not be, thanks to Ronaldo's perfect cross, Varela's perfect header, and some pretty imperfect American defense.